Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-05-03
ADVERTISEMENT MENTION.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Board of Sunerrisors.

Inc board met yesterday, all the mem
bers present. Minutes read and approved
A report was received of the election
held at Emmaton April 18th for Trustees
ofSwamp Land District No. BAL, showing
that VIM. Giselman, L. l. Upham and ].
Dexter were elected.
Also, a report of the election for Trustees
of Swamp Land District No 407, showing
that II. NJ. LaRue, Samuel Lavenson and
P. H. Gardner were chosen.
The reports were received and ordered
on file.
The report of Finley Mcmillan, Overseer
OF Road District No. 3, was read and placed
on file.
P. R. Beckley appeared and made state
ments as to distractions on the lower
Stockton road to Benson's Ferry. Also, as
to distinctions in the road leading from
Georgetown to the upper Stockton road
near McConnelHs station, and requested
the Board to visit said roads and see for
themselves.
Mr.. McMullen moved that the Roadmas-
ter OF Road District No. IA, A Opeley. be
and he is hereby instructed to remove all
distractions from the road leading from
Franklin, on the lower Stockton road, to
the upper Stockton road. Carried unani-
e. mously.
Peter Marleet, Overseer of Road District
No. 10, appeared and complained of en-
croachments upon the road in District No.
~, consisting of fences constructed by Thos.
Anderson and VIM. Jacobs, encrcaching
upon the lower Stockton road near Frank
lin.
Mr.. Jackson moved that the said Road
master of District No. 10 he instructed to
remove all fences encroaching upon the
lower Stockton road within his district. E.
Il e..
Taylor d Holl, attorneys for w. S. Jacobs.
discussed the matter, and the motion of
Mr.. Jackson was carried unanimously.
On motion of Mr.. Jackson, the Board
decided to visit to-day the locality on the
lower Stockton road complained of.
A petition of w. A. Johnson ct al, for
pound ordinance in Franklin township
was referred to the Chairman of Roads
and Bridges.
Mr.. Jackson moved that Mr.. Bates be
authorized to call upon the officers of the
Southern Pacific Company relative to hay
ing the bridge across the old mouth of the
American river, portion of which was
removed 10 let Colonel Won Schmitt's
dredger pass through, repaired. Carried.
a report of E. w. Springstead, Pound
keeper of San Joaquin township, was read
and filed.
Il. III. Fassett appeared before the Board
and requested. on behalf of the citizens
living on the line of the road leading from
Ihlrty-hrst and Y streets to the northern
boundary line of San Joaquin township on
the upper Stockton road assistance to en-
able the residents to sprinkle said road for
i've months. On motion of Mr. Jackson,
$50 per month was ordered taken out of the
funds of Road Districts Nos 10, II and II
for five months, to enable the citizens to
have said road sprinkled
In the matter of the distractions said TO
exist on the Sheldon Grant line road, the
petition of James Caples and others to have
said road reCpened, urging that its closing
was wrong and injustice to very many,
and detrimental to the public welfare, the
Board was addressed by DR.. Caples, ]. H.
Atkins, A. Null and w. C. Sheldon, at
length. Finally, on motion of Mr.. Jack
son, further consideration of the matter
was continued until tomorrow, at P. NJ.
Road Overseer PIummer reported to the
Board that he had notified all parties to
= remove distractions from said Sheldon
Grant line road
A petition of d. II. Clippenger and
others, asking for the formation of a new
school district, to be known as Joint Dis
trict, out of portions of Capital, American
River and Washington Districts, was read.
1t was proposed that six census children be
tohCh nom Sdpitdl DlSlTlCt, three from
American River District and nine or ten
from Washington District, and there will
be as many as thirty-fve school children
within the boundaries of the Lew district
County Superintendent Howard, tc
whom the petition had been referred, re-
ported in favor of granting the petition,
subject TO the following changes: Exclud-
ing the land of Peter Beckendorff, east of
Western Pacific Railroad; lands of ]. P.
Odbert and Daniel McCarty, and including
part of the Reed & Van Glider tract The
Board continued the subject until Friday
at 10 o'clock a. NJ, for action.
The Board met as a Board of Swamp
Land Commissioners and audited the fol-
lowing bills on the treasury of Swamp
Land District No. 407: Herman Davis,
$147 II; Pacific Mutual Life Insurance
Company, Sl31 so. Also, these on District
No. 341: S. G. Hastings, $177 rs; 6. c.
Hugleston, S147; r. B. Wallace, 5000.